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Im having tinnitus nearly 6 months now, more than likely due to noise exposure, but who knows I dont have hearing loss..
The interesting thing is that I can stop it by doing valsalva maneuver or by increasing the pressure in my head, ie hanging upside down.
Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

Does it dissapear completely? Is it consistent that you can make it dissappear? If yes and yes, I would try another specialist. That beeing said, many people report that they can change their tinnitus by jaw/teeth movement.
Good luck!

That's pretty interesting, the fact that you can stop it with those methods could definitely suggest there might be somehting physically treatable that might be effecting your tinnitus. I'd keep your efforts up and try to find an ENT who might be willing to further investigate this for you.Have you had an MRI done yet? Or had the doctor check your septum/adenoids/nasal passage?

I have tried hanging upside down and it does lower the volume of my tinnitus considerably but only while I'm upside down. So does exercise but only for a few minutes after I stop. I have noise induced tinnitus and have seen an ENT to rule out other causes.

That's pretty interesting, the fact that you can stop it with those methods could definitely suggest there might be somehting physically treatable that might be effecting your tinnitus. I'd keep your efforts up and try to find an ENT who might be willing to further investigate this for you.Have you had an MRI done yet? Or had the doctor check your septum/adenoids/nasal passage?

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Yes i had an MRI, and been to the ENT but they didn1t find anything..Im guessing it stops because more blood gets to my inner ear, but its only my guess...Its interesting that Bells's tinnitus also decreases...mine is noise induced as well.

Im having tinnitus nearly 6 months now, more than likely due to noise exposure, but who knows I dont have hearing loss..
The interesting thing is that I can stop it by doing valsalva maneuver or by increasing the pressure in my head, ie hanging upside down.
Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

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I have had intermittent tinnitus since my teens - It comes on in one ear at a time usually - I got up from a couch and noticed modulation of the pitch with the movement, I thought that was interesting, so I tried it again - same thing, so I did a more forceful valsalva (contracting stomach muscles with throat closed, not blowing air into middle ear) and immediately the tinnitus went away. It was so unexpected, I searched the web and found this site. Seems other movements of head and neck can do the same thing (Reference "Head, Neck, and Eye Movements That Modulate Tinnitus" - Simmons et al. 2008). Didn't feel a pop in my ear(s), so I'm thinking modulation of venous pressure may have had something to do with it. Next time I get tinnitus, I'll try some other head/neck movements, and see if the Valsalva thing is reproducible for mine as well.

Next time I get tinnitus, I'll try some other head/neck movements, and see if the Valsalva thing is reproducible for mine as well.

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Not a good move. I agree with @Telis about the valsava maneuver. Though my tinnitus had its origins in two ruptured ear drums after a severe cold, popping my ears one late August afternoon gave me chronic tinnitus. I've never been silent since. Please, don't get the ear popper or perform the valsava maneuver, especially if you have to force it. If you have pressure in your ears, try nasal steroids for a few months. And if popping your ears really alleviates your tinnitus, go to an ENT and talk to him. You might need ear tubes to normalize the pressure in your ear.

Not a good move. I agree with @Telis about the valsava maneuver. Though my tinnitus had its origins in two ruptured ear drums after a severe cold, popping my ears one late August afternoon gave me chronic tinnitus. I've never been silent since. Please, don't get the ear popper or perform the valsava maneuver, especially if you have to force it. If you have pressure in your ears, try nasal steroids for a few months. And if popping your ears really alleviates your tinnitus, go to an ENT and talk to him. You might need ear tubes to normalize the pressure in your ear.

Just don't pop! Please!

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I've been advised by my ENT to try the Valsalva for a few weeks to see if it helps my ETD.
By ear tubes do you mean grommets?
That's another option for me as well, but my ENT has suggested the Valsalva initially.